Toy gun



S. LANDER.

TOY GUN. APPLICATION FILED IuNE I4. 1921.

lg'Q. Patented May 23, 1922.

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of substantially .mounted upon a shaft 110` extending through lltrllhlll SAMUEL LNDER, OE STERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY GUN.

Appilcation led June 14,

To all wlw/m, it ymay concer/L:

Be it known that l, SAMUEL LANDLR, a citizen ot the United States, residing` at tjutersville, in the county o1 lVestmorel-and and State ot Pennsylvania, have invented new and useliul lmproveinents in Toy Guns, of which the 'following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to toy guns, and more particularly to a gun of the machine or rapid tire type. Y

@ne of the main objects of the invention is to provide a gun of the character stated ot simple construction and operation which may be readily produced at small cost. A further object is to provide a gun includ ing projecting means and means actuated by the projecting means for supplying p rojectiles successively. toV the gun, the projectiles being normally held within a casing .or magazine `so as to prevent loss thereof.

Further objects will appear fromthe de`- tailed description.`

In the drawings l Figure l is a side view of a gun constructed in accordance with my invention l partly broken away Figure 2 is a back view of the same;

Figure 3 is a detail, partly in section7 ot the breech block and` associated parts;

Figure 4t is `a section taken .substantially `Figure 5 is a. detail. of the breech block and associated parts. partly insection, showing a modified form ot magazine:

Figure 6 is a `tragmentary side view ot the modified term illustrated in Figure Figure 7 is a sectiony taken substantially online 7-7 of Fig. 3. o

Figure 8 is a ysection taken substantially on line 8-18 of Fig.

For supporting the Iun I` provide a `base plate 1 to which are secured two side plates 2 which support a platform 3. A barrel lis provided with a block 5 which is secured upon platform 3, this barrel having an axial j The barrel is further provided in its `slot 7 which communicates at its lower end with bore `6, andwith a lower` vertical slot Sfextending from the lower` portion ot the The projecting means includeslavstriker L-shape which is rockably side walls or plates 2. The rearward arm 11 ot' this striker is adapted to lit into slot Specification of Letters Patent. PtJ-ned @Kay 239 1921. Serial No. 477,527.

b and to contact with a projectile positioned in the bore of the barrel and projecting rearwardly ot the same, tor propelling the projectile from the gun. The forward arm 12 ot striker 9 is connected by a tension spring 133 base plate i and acts to normally hold the striker with arm 11 in vertical position and arm 12 in horizontal position. For operating the striker l provide a shaft 14 rotatably mounted through plates 2 and provided at one end with a crank-handle l5. T his shaft is lormed om a suitable length oit steel wire, or a rod-` which is bent to pio duce two oppositely directed cranks 1G. The shaft 11i is positioned in advance ot striker 9 and the cranks 16 are ot such length that when the shaft is rotated in a clockwise direction the cranks will contact with the underi'acc of arm 12 raising this arm into the position illustrated in Figure 1 thus tensioning` spring 13, after which the crank Y passes out of contact with arm 12 permitting the striker to be returned to its initial position by the spring and causing the upper portion of arm 11 to strike the end ol a pro- Qby stamping and pressing troni a siuglepiece ci sheet metal, T he magazine 13 is positioned in alignment with slot y7 and is secured to block 5 by means ot' a tab 19 extending from the lower end of one side wall oithe magazine, this wall. being provided adjacent to its upper end with a transversely extending slot 20 by means of which the proj ectiles 17 may be readily inserted into the magazine. At the upper end ot side wall 1S ot the magazinef the sheet metal is turned over at right angles and is then bent downwardly at right angles to provide a side wall 21 which is separate trom the front and back walls 22 and 23, respectively, this side wall being connected at its upper end, by an arm 2lb, to upper portion 18D of wall 18. This wall 21 has its lower portion bent inwardly toward wall 18a, and extended downwardly withinl slot 7. Due to its inherent resiliency, wall 21 presses toward wall 18a so that the `lower inwardly directed portion 21a of this wall serves to eifectually prevent downward movement of the projectiles 17, and co-operates with wall 1821 to grip the projectiles, as illustrated. By moving portion or elcment 2la of wall 21 outwardly the projectiles are released so as to move downwardly in the magazine, the lowermost projectile dropping into the rearward portion oi bore 6, it being understood that the magazine is so positioned that the rearward' end of this projectile extends rearwardly a short distance into vertical slot 8 so as to be struck by arm 11 when the striker 9 isreleased. Normally the projectiles will be retained in vthe magazine soas to eiiiectually prevent loss of the projectiles due to the same falling into the barrel et from the magazine.

F or feeding the projectiles'irom the magazine into the barrel I provide an angle lever 24; pivoted on a bracket 25 secured on platform 3, the vertical arm 24;'nl of this lever being connected by a rod 25 to element 21il adjacent to the lower end thereot'. This rod passes through a bore 26 provided in the breech block for this purpose, and slot 7 is extendedY towardlever 24 sufficiently to permit movement of element 21a into and out of operative position. 'The other arm oit' lever 24 is connected by alink 27 to the outer end of a lever28 which is pivoted intermediate its ends in a bracket 29seeured to one of theside plates 2. This lever projects through a slot through the side plate and has its inner end connected by a cord or cable 30 to arm 12 ot striker 9. The cable 30 is of such length that when the striker is moved into substantially fully retracted position, as in Figure 1. the cable is tensioned thus rocking arm 24n of lever 24 outwardly so as to move element 21 into the position indicated in `Figure 3. This serves to completely open the lowerend of magazine 18 permitting` the. projectiles 17 to move downwardly in the magazine, the

`lowermost projectile being discharged `from the magazine into the bore 6 of barrel 5 at the rearward end thereof in such position as to be acted upon by arm 1.. ot the striker when the latter is released so as to be projected from the gun. This provides simple and eiiicient means whereby the projectiles are normally retained within the magazine so as to prevent loss of the projectiles, the projectiles being fed from the magazine into the barrel during operation ot' the firing or projecting means. Y

In the modified form of magazine illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, I provide a wire frame or magazine 31 one` arm 31a of which is secured to the block 5, the other arm 31" being inclined downwardly and inwardly toward arm 3l, and having its lower end portion turned outwardly at right angles to provide a connecting element 25a corresponding to rod 25. it its upper end the magazine strength and resiliency to return thelever Lawson 3l is provided with an enlargement or eye 32 to permit projectiles 33 `to be inserted between arms 31 and 31h, each of these projectiles being provided with a circumferential groove 34 for reception of arms 31a' and 3N these arms serving to prevent endwise movement of the projectiles through the magazine, and arm 31h serving to prevent downward movement of the projectiles beyond the lower end ot the magazine. The operation of the modified form of magazine is similar to the operation of the magazine illustrated in Figures .1 to 1l.

A tension spring 28"L is preferably, though not necessarily, provided for returning arm 241i oi lever 24 to normal position, this spring being secured at its upperend to plate 2 and, at its lower-kend, to lever 28. By providingwall 21 of magazineA 18 with sumcient 24 and associated parts to normal positions, the spring 28a may, it desired, be omitted.

As will be understood, and as indicated herein, changes in details of construction and arrangement kot parts of the invention maybe resorted to without departing from the field and scope of the same, and I intend to include all'such variations, as fall within the scope of the appended claims, in this application in which the preferred forms only of my invention are disclosed. What I claim is:- l l' 1. In a toy gun, a barrel provided with a slot communicating with the bore of 'the barrel, a .magazine communicating atv its discharge end with said slot and including two members ilor confining between them lproj ectiles, one ot' lsaidmembers being resilient and normally pressing inwardly' towardV the other member to.- prevent discharge of the 105 projectiles from the magazine, yprojecting means positioned to act upon vprojectiles discharged fromthe magazine into the barrel, and means actuatedby said projecting means for causing outward movement of 110 said resilient member for; feeding 'theprojectiles from said magazine into the barrel.

movement of said resilient memberpfor'successively feeding the projectiles from the magazine into the barrel duringoperation of the projecting means.V l

3. In a toy gun, a barrel provided with a 130 slot communicating with the bore oi' the barrel, a magazine communicating at its lower end with said slot and including two memA bers positioned to confine between them projectiles, one of said members being resilient and normally pressin` inwardly toward thel other member to prevent downward movement of the projectiles7 a striker positioned to act upon projectiles discharged into the barrel from the magazine, means for 'torcing` the striker toward the barrel.y means i'jor retracting and subsequently releasing;` the striker, and means for causing outward movement oi' said resilient member so as to release the lowermost projectile and permit the same to drop into the bore or the barrel as the striker approaches fully retracted position.

t. ln a toy gun, a barrel, projecting` means, a magazine positioned to discharge projectiles into the barrel in position to be acted upon by the projecting means, the

magazine being provided with cri-acting;` members acting to grip between them the projectiles oi a staclr or projectiles placed in said magazine, and means for operatingl the projecting means and for releasing the iowermost projectiles ci the stack so as to permit discharge thereof into the barrel.

5. In a toy gun, a barrel, projectingmeans, a magazine positioned to discharge projectiles into the barrel in position to be acted upon by the projecting means, the magazine being provided with means or gripping the projectiles oi a stack of projectiles placed in said magazine7 and means for operating the projecting means and for releasing the lowermost projectiles o't' the stack so as to permit discharge thereof into the barrel.

n testimonyv whereof I aiTiX my signature.

SAMUEL minnen. 

